Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius, also known as Monte Vesuvio in Italian, is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, off the coast of Italy. Its eruption in 79 AD buried the city of Pompeii, killing 16,000 people.

History
Arugably one of the most fabled volcanoes in history, Vesuvius destroyed both Pompeii and Herculaneum when it erupted in 79 CE, both of which were never rebuilt. Since the catastrophe, the sleeping monster erupted three dozen times. It is still considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, as over 3,000,000 people live within range of a major eruption.